I camped at Williwaw Campground in Portage last night, and had hoped to spend some time in Portage Lake with my kayak. But the wind was at least 40-50 mph, so putting in at the lake was out of the question. I did do a short 2 mile hike on the Byron Glacier Trail, in the rain, while I waited for my friend, Diane to arrive.
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| Byron Glacier Trail |
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| Byron Glacier |
It rained off and on through the night, but looked much better this morning. So after we broke camp we drove through the tunnel to Whittier and hiked the Portage Pass Trail. We were worried at first because the road to the trailhead was closed. But a quick phone call to the Portage Visitor's Center confirmed that we could park on the road and the trail itself was not closed. Sadly, the nice weather on the Portage side was not what we found on the Whittier side of the pass. We hiked to the top of the pass and on up the peak that offers the normally amazing view of Portage Glacier and Lake. But it was so foggy and raining lightly that we didn't get much of a view. With a little straining, we were able to pick out the glacier and lake through the clouds.
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| Portage Lake from the Portage side after our hike |
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| View from Portage Pass |
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| View down to Whittier from the trail |
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| The official Portage Pass marker |
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